This was first posted in December 2016. I think Bernie’s vision for our country is excellent. Back in 2016, Van Jones was just starting. Now he has created an organization called Dream.org that continues the work.
Van Jones said: The system in our country now is not democracy. It has been an oligarchy — rule by the wealthy — for a long time. Both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party have failed the working class, they made big mistakes and need to correct them.
We would do much better to focus on Bernie’s vision for our country. My notes are not exact so I have given the link to the relevant speech here. Bernie says that we can create a democracy that works for all of us, not just the 1%,
we can guarantee health care to all people as a right,
we can have paid family and medical leave,
we can make public colleges and universities tuition free,
we can lead the world in transforming our energy system and combatting climate change,
we can break up the large financial institutions,
we can demand that the wealthy start paying their fair share of taxes.
That will happen when millions of us stand together and create a government that works for all.